Hepatitis A cases have been confirmed among Boston homeless individuals, as city public health officials urge healthcare providers to “be vigilant” for signs of the highly contagious liver infection ...

Dr. Jim O’Connell hardly ever saw people living in tents, let alone encampments of people sleeping on the streets, during the first three decades of his 40-year career treating Boston’s homeless. The ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston Healthcare for the Homeless teams were out in the city over the last few days as part of their mission to provide care to individuals who are living outdoors in the extreme heat ...

Boston has unveiled a new plan to address a large homeless encampment at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, known locally as "Mass and Cass." Under the plan, police ...

A tent encampment on Atkinson Street, near "Mass. and Cass" in January, 2022 (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Boston has won a $16.5 million federal grant to help reduce unsheltered homelessness. The city had to ...

For the past three winters, Ishmael Rodriguez has spent most winter nights in Boston sneaking into bus stations for a few ...

Boston police arrested a man for armed robbery after they say that he stole a cash register from a downtown 7-11 convenience store and then threatened to kill the cops. Plus: 24-hour BPD arrest ...